The Samsung Galaxy Fold has been missing in action since April, after early review units showed signs of display failure issues. Since then, there have been reports that Samsung has tweaked the design to mitigate these issues and has begun manufacturing new models but a new release date has yet …
Read More »Oppo wants to eliminate the smartphone notch with an under-screen camera
Over the last two years, we have seen most of the smartphone market shift over to ‘all screen' designs with slimmer bezels than ever before. This resulted in the ‘notch' trend at first, where part of the display is covered to maintain room for a front facing camera, but companies …
Read More »Jony Ive is leaving Apple after almost three decades
After almost three decades working at Apple, Jony Ive has announced that he will be stepping down and leaving the company this year to start his own company. Ive has served as the Chief Design Officer at Apple for many years now and has been responsible for the design of …
Read More »Apple hires new chip architect, could be looking to move Macs to ARM CPUs
There has been plenty of talk surrounding Apple's future plans to develop its own in-house chips moving forward. Back in 2017, Apple split up with Imagination Technologies and started developing its own GPUs for future iOS devices. Now, we could be seeing Apple expand towards its own CPUs as well, …
Read More »Apple urges US government not to expand China trade tariffs
Last week we learned that Apple was looking to move as much as 30 percent of its production out of China and into Southeast Asia in an effort to minimise the financial impact of the US government's new trade tariffs. Now, Apple has officially addressed the current situation between the …
Read More »Microsoft rumoured to be launching a foldable Surface tablet hybrid in early 2020
Microsoft has been rumoured to be working on a foldable Surface device for quite some time. Initially, this was believed to be a Surface Phone, something that Microsoft has explored the idea of in the past. Now, it looks like the project has taken on a new form and will …
Read More »Google is giving up on making tablets
The Pixel Slate won't be getting an upgrade anytime soon.
Read More »Apple issues recall for 15-inch MacBook Pros due to fire risk
Apple has been running into its share of issues with MacBook Pro units recently. We’ve had keyboard failures, display issues and now, Apple is having to recall a number of 15-inch MacBook Pro units sold between 2015 and 2017 due to fire risks. Older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units sold …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold has ‘most problems’ ironed out
Earlier this week, Samsung took quick action to stamp out rumours that the Galaxy Fold would be returning to market before the end of June of in July. While Samsung is still being coy about the new launch date of its foldable smartphone, other execs at the company say that …
Read More »Samsung tipped to launch Galaxy Note 10 in first week of August
While Samsung is still seemingly struggling to bring the Galaxy Fold to market, the company does have one other major smartphone launch planned for 2019 that should pose fewer issues. The Galaxy Note 10 is on the way and it looks like we can expect a launch within the first …
Read More »Apple reportedly looking to move up to 30 percent of production out of China
Discussion around the strained relationship between the US and China is continuing this week. Some of tech's biggest companies are concerned about the Huawei ban, meanwhile others are starting to look at moving production out of China to avoid tariffs. Last week we talked about Nintendo Switch production moving out …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold might not re-appear until after the Galaxy Note 10
After five years of rumours surrounding Samsung's foldable smartphone experiments, this year the Galaxy Fold was officially announced. The initial launch should have happened already but reviewers swiftly began experiencing display failures, forcing Samsung to push back its release. Things have been quiet since then, but Samsung has apparently found …
Read More »ASUS ROG Zephyrus G (GA502) Laptop Review
It's a thin-and-light gaming laptop from ROG - but it costs just £1249
Read More »Google begins teasing Pixel 4
Instead of ignoring the leaks, Google has embraced them.
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar III (G531GW) Review (i9-9880H / RTX 2070)
RTX 2070 & 8-core i9-9880H alongside a 240Hz screen! ASUS' ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW is a beast
Read More »Apple gives further explanation on iTunes split-up
At WWDC earlier this week, Apple announced that it would officially be splitting up iTunes and will instead have separate apps for its core functions, like Music, TV, Podcasts and Books. Now, Apple has given some extra clarification on how this new system will work and what exactly will happen …
Read More »AMD’s Radeon Pro Vega II Duo debuts as part of new Mac Pro lineup
WWDC took place last night and the all new Mac Pro redesign has officially been revealed. Over the last few years, Apple has been distancing itself from Nvidia and tapping AMD for MacBook and iMac GPUs and that tradition is going to continue, with the new Mac Pro featuring AMD …
Read More »Apple is splitting iTunes into separate apps
Apple’s annual WWDC presentation took place last night and brought along a ton of news. We know that iOS is finally getting dark mode, the iPad is getting its own OS to further differentiate it from the iPhone, the new Mac Pro is finally on the way and Apple has …
Read More »Apple announces new Mac Pro and XDR Display at WWDC
Out with the bin and in with the cheese grater
Read More »Computex 2019: Gigabyte shows off X570 and X299 motherboards, PCIe 4 SSD and 4K OLED laptop
Yesterday at Computex, Gigabyte announced five new X570 AORUS motherboards and a brand new PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 SSD with blistering fast speeds. Now, Leo has had a chance to roam the booth to get a closer look, we've also discovered a few new bits that we didn't know about …
Read More »Computex 2019: Razer offers new Blade Studio Edition laptops for professionals
As part of Nvidia's keynote ahead of Computex 2019, the GPU manufacturer announced a new ‘RTX Studio' program – giving laptop manufacturers a way to achieve certification that their machine is a good option for prosumers and creators. Today, Razer has announced a new laptop range specifically designed for this …
Read More »Computex 2019: ASUS ROG Strix XG17 is the world’s first 240Hz portable gaming monitor
Ultra smooth 240Hz gaming on the go!
Read More »Computex 2019: ASUS unveils new dual-screen ZenBook laptops
While Computex officially kicked off today, ASUS was keen to get ahead of the game and held a ‘Sneak Peek' event on Sunday evening. There was a range of new products on show, but undoubtedly the dual-screen ZenBook Duo and ZenBook Pro Duo laptops were the main attraction. Leo was on …
Read More »Computex 2019: Nvidia launches ‘RTX Studio’ laptop program aimed at creators
Amongst Nvidia's various announcements at Computex this morning, the company also launched the ‘RTX Studio' program, a new certification for laptops aimed at the ‘prosumer' or content creation markets. The idea is to essentially give OEMs a blueprint for the hardware spec someone in this consumer category would be after. …
Read More »Computex 2019: MSI Titan and Raider laptop preview (Core i9, RTX graphics and up to 240Hz!)
Today just ahead of Computex 2019, KitGuru visits MSI's HQ in Taiwan to get a preview on the brand new MSI Titan and Raider gaming laptops.
Read More »Hands on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17 (2019)
We had the chance to catch up with Razer this week and get an early hands-on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17, complete with Intel 9th Gen CPUs and Nvidia RTX graphics.
Read More »Huawei MateBook X Pro (2018) Review – still WORTH it?
We look at the MateBook X Pro 2018 edition, and see if it is worth buying today
Read More »Apple announces repair program for MacBook Pro ‘flexgate’ issue
Earlier this year, we began hearing about ‘flexgate', an issue with some of Apple's 2016 to 2017 MacBook Pros. The issue sees display backlighting damaged over time, causing a dark spots to appear along the bottom of the screen. As usual, Apple stayed relatively quiet on the issue for months, …
Read More »EE usurps Vodafone’s 5G launch, will start roll out next week
A couple of weeks ago, Vodafone announced plans to become the first UK carrier to offer 5G, with the service set to go live in July. Today, EE usurped those plans by announcing that it will be kicking off its own 5G roll out in May, more than a month …
Read More »Huawei promises continued updates following Android license dispute
Last night, it was officially revealed that Google has revoked the Android license from Huawei. This means that going forward, Huawei will be cut off from Google’s apps and services. Huawei has now put out its own statement, promising security updates and after-sales services for devices currently in circulation. Huawei …
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